Re: swap-prefetch: 2.6.22 -mm merge plans

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Hi,

On 03/05/07, Ingo Molnar <[email protected]> wrote:

* Andrew Morton <[email protected]> wrote:

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i'm wondering about swap-prefetch:

  mm-implement-swap-prefetching.patch
  swap-prefetch-avoid-repeating-entry.patch
  add-__gfp_movable-for-callers-to-flag-allocations-from-high-memory-that-may-be-migrated-swap-prefetch.patch

The swap-prefetch feature is relatively compact:

   10 files changed, 745 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

it is contained mostly to itself:

   mm/swap_prefetch.c            |  581 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

i've reviewed it once again and in the !CONFIG_SWAP_PREFETCH case it's a
clear NOP, while in the CONFIG_SWAP_PREFETCH=y case all the feedback
i've seen so far was positive. Time to have this upstream and time for a
desktop-oriented distro to pick it up.

I think this has been held back way too long. It's .config selectable
and it is as ready for integration as it ever is going to be. So it's a
win/win scenario.

I'm using SWAP_PREFETCH since 2.6.17-mm1 (I don't have earlier configs)
http://www.stardust.webpages.pl/files/tbf/euridica/2.6.17-mm1/mm-config
and I don't recall _any_ problems. It's very stable for me.


Acked-by: Ingo Molnar <[email protected]>

        Ingo

Regards,
Michal

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